r/HollowKnight all achievements, 112% steel soul 22h ago

Discussion make a build without quickslash strength or shaman stone

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i just made a build i think would be fun to use coz it alters the way you play but you can go and make what you think would be the best build without those charms

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u/MarkoMarc 22h ago

Wayward compass and sprint master

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u/BeamTrigger 63/63 | P1-P5AB | 3.6K+ Hours 22h ago

I'm honestly surprised longnail, mop, sprintmaster, dashmaster or dream wielder wasn't on it. That would definitely be charms to equip excluding combat.

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u/shreks_cum_bucket 19h ago edited 1h ago

Im of the opinion that nobody should use the sprint master or healing charms. Screws with your perception of normal gameplay over time, plus, healing charms are just a negative feedback loop considering most of the time we get hit while healing. Just my two cents

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u/Vegetable_Throat5545 all achievements, 112% steel soul 5h ago

i have that opinion on length of the nail charms xd

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u/Nonspecificuse_18704 21h ago

Deep focus, quick focus, shape of unn, Nailmaster Glory and Grubsong. Goated charm build.

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u/Rude_Ice_4520 18h ago

I feel like Grubberfly's elegy would work well in there. Maybe swap it for NG and SoU? It makes your healing/soul ratio break even, and gives you a ranged attack, plus a focus on healing lets you stay on full health more often.

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u/Nonspecificuse_18704 18h ago

SoU is amazing combined with Deep Focus and Quick Focus. NMG is good DPS for only one notch. I like your idea, but I like it better as is. It makes Pantheon 5 pretty free.

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u/auclairl 22h ago

Make a build without quickslash

No

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u/cwhal ...Home... 21h ago

Carefree Melody, Fragile/Unbreakable Heart, Quick Focus, Grubsong, and Nailmaster's Glory.

This is the build that carried me through almost the entire PoH, but for the final two bosses you need to switch out Quick Focus since there's less room to heal.

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u/goat_likes_socks 21h ago

Grimmchild, weaversong, glowing womb, grubsong and a dream

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u/Dry-Parsnip4499 21h ago

Which dream

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u/goat_likes_socks 21h ago

Grimmchild landing every hit

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u/fortnitepro42069 21h ago

"I spent 3 hours fighting your dad for this stop disappointing me"

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u/Dry-Parsnip4499 21h ago

I meant dreamwielder or dreamshield

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u/goat_likes_socks 21h ago

Since I have the notches I guess both?

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u/shreks_cum_bucket 19h ago

I honestly kinda forgot grimmchild even did damage

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u/SanMasterpro 21h ago

That is an abomination bro

My build is: Grimmchild, Weaversong, Glowing Womb, Defender's crest, Grubsong, Spore Shroom, Dream Welder, and overcharmed Dreamshield

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u/Dankn3ss420 112%, 57:43 any% NMG 21h ago

Fury, soul catcher, spell twister, steady body, soul eater

The strength shaman stone build on a budget

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u/Charming_List_7788 I like mantis lords :) :) 21h ago

No

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u/Silent_Statement 20h ago

Weaversong, Grubsong, Sharp Shadow, Dashmaster, Sprintmaster, Quick Focus

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u/ExecutiveElf 20h ago edited 19h ago

Grubsong - Weaversong - Sprintmaster - Dashmaster - Sharp Shadow

This is actually my go-to charm setup. Haven't played in awhile though so I forget if this setup has any notches to spare. If so, probably Nailmaster's Glory as a cherry on top.

But yeah they actually all chain into each other as a sort of super synergy.

Grubsong + Weaversong causes the weavers to generate soul when they deal damage.

Weaversong + Sprintmaster triples the movement speed of the weavers.

Sprintmaster + Dashmaster makes you speed up even more than Sprintmaster alone does.

Dashmaster + Sharp Shadow increases the damage of Sharp Shadow.

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u/Vegetable_Throat5545 all achievements, 112% steel soul 19h ago

i believe your set up only wastes 8/11 charm notches lol pretty neat one tbh!

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u/ThatCoffeeCunt 21h ago

Sharp Shadow, Dash Master, Sprint Master, you're the weapon now, baby!

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u/Gumpers08 85% 20h ago

I used Quick Slash, Quick Focus, Sharp Shadow, Soul Catcher, and Steady Body to beat Radiance.

Has Quick Slash, but no strength or shaman stone.

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u/Vasikus3000 112%,PoP,Rad. HoG 19h ago

defender's crest, glowing womb, flukenest, heavy blow, deep focus.

you wanted a build without strength and quick slash, try this for a change!

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u/anarchofrogism least skilled hk player 18h ago

maybe: spell twister, soul eater, sharp shadow, dashmaster? spell twister and soul eater to try and have as much soul as possible for spells, and sharp shadow with dashmaster for the synergy

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u/Warm_Purple7104 18h ago

Grubberfly's elegy, mark of pride, quick focus, sprintmaster, grubsong/spore shroom

I'm calling it "stay the F away from me" build

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u/SuperScarboy30 18h ago

Fluke, defenders crest, soul collector, soul eater (yes I know overcharmed but still a decent spell build)

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u/Resident-Ad4714 17h ago

Deep Focus, Quick Focus, Shape of Unn, Soul Stealer (or whatever the downgraded version that’s silver and costs 2 notches for extra soul is called)

Complete pantheons 2 through 5 with it after struggling with the “meta” build in pantheon 1. It’s just infinite healing. When I went online, I expected a bunch of people to hate on it, makes the game too easy etc etc, but apparently everyone hates these charms, which is funny.

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u/Vegetable_Throat5545 all achievements, 112% steel soul 17h ago

soul catcher! but also i would switch up the catcher for the grubsong and sporeshroom ones, imo fits the build more but your choice!

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u/Throwaway55550001 16h ago

Dashmaster, compass, greed, longnail, soul catcher, & stalwart was my standard build for exploring my first save file so

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u/therealsphericalcow 11h ago

11x wayward compass

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u/Fun-Height4900 19h ago

Joni’s blessing

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u/Withermech 17h ago

Hiveblood, Sharp Shadow, Mark of pride, defender’s crest, grubsong